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The list of ship launches in 1963 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1963.
8 January
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United States
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Lockheed Shipbuilding
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Seattle, Washington
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Benjamin Stoddert
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Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
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12 January
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United States
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
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Kittery, Maine
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John Adams
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Lafayette-class submarine
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12 January
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Nathan Hale
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Lafayette-class submarine
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15 January
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Italy
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Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico
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Monfalcone
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Oceanic
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Cruise ship
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For Home Lines
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22 January
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Canada
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Burrad Dry Dock Co. Ltd.
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North Vancouver
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Queen of Esquimals
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V-class ferry
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For BC Ferries[1]
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30 January
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West Germany
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HDW
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Kiel
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U-6
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Type 205 submarine
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For German Navy
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February
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United Kingdom
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Penzance, Cornwall
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Tug
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First ship to be launched at Penzance in nearly 100 years[2]
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22 February
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United States
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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Vallejo, California
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Woodrow Wilson
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Lafayette-class submarine
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26 February
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United States
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Todd Pacific Shipyards
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Seattle, Washington
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Waddell
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Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
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2 March
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West Germany
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Rolandwerft GmbH
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Bremen
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Wilhelmshaven
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For Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Jade" GmbH[3]
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15 March
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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James Madison
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James Madison-class submarine
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16 March
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United States
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Philadelphia Navy Yard
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Guadalcanal
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Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
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24 March
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Italy
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Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico
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Monfalcone
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Raffaello
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Ocean liner
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For Italian Line
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6 April
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding
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Camden, New Jersey
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Richmond K. Turner
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Leahy-class cruiser
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7 April
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Soviet Union
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A.A. Zhdanov
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Leningrad
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Varyag
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Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser
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For Soviet Navy
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10 April
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West Germany
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HDW
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Kiel
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U-7
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Type 205 submarine
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For German Navy
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24 April
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United States
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
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Kittery, Maine
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Jack
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Permit-class submarine
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27 April
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Daniel Webster
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Lafayette-class submarine
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27 April
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Canada
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Halifax Shipyards
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Annapolis
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Annapolis-class destroyer
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4 May
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West Germany
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H. C. Stülcken Sohn
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Hamburg
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Hessen
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Hamburg-class destroyer
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For German Navy
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12 May
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Netherlands
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Zaanlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij
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Zaandam
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Marsdiep
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For [4]
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23 May
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United Kingdom
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Swan Hunter
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Wallsend, England
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Galatea
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Leander-class frigate
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6 June
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United Kingdom
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Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering
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Greenock, Scotland
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Euryalus
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Leander-class frigate
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15 June
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United States
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National Steel & Shipbuilding
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San Diego, California
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Mars
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Mars-class combat stores ship
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15 June
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East Germany
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V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft
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Wismar
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Ivan Franko
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Ivan Franko-class passenger ship
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For Black Sea Shipping Company[5]
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15 June
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Japan
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Ōi
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Isuzu-class destroyer escort
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19 June
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West Germany
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HDW
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Kiel
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U-8
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Type 205 submarine
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For German Navy
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21 June
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Japan
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Kitakami
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Isuzu-class destroyer escort
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22 June
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Flasher
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Permit-class submarine
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22 June
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United States
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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Vallejo, California
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Daniel Boone
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James Madison-class submarine
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22 June
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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John C. Calhoun
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James Madison-class submarine
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22 June
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Tecumseh
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James Madison-class submarine
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7 July
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United States
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Levingston Shipbuilding Company
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Orange, Texas
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PF-103
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Bayandor-class corvette
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For transfer to Imperial Iranian Navy[6]
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19 July
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United States
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Lockheed Shipbuilding
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Seattle, Washington
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Brooke
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Brooke-class frigate
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20 July
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Belknap
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Belknap-class cruiser
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3 August
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United States
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New York Naval Shipyard
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Brooklyn, New York
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La Salle
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Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock
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10 August
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United States
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National Steel & Shipbuilding
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San Diego, California
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Sylvania
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Mars-class combat stores ship
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14 September
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United States
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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
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Bremerton, Washington
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Sacramento
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Sacramento-class fast combat support ship
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26 September
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United States
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Defoe Shipbuilding Company
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Bay City, Michigan
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Perth
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Perth-class destroyer
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For Royal Australian Navy
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5 October
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Japan
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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Amatsukaze
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Unique destroyer
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10 October
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United States
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Levingston Shipbuilding Company
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Orange, Texas
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PF-104
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Bayandor-class corvette
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For transfer to Imperial Iranian Navy[6]
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15 October
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United States
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Lockheed Shipbuilding
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Seattle, Washington
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Ramsey
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Brooke-class frigate
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18 October
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Von Steuben
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James Madison-class submarine
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29 October
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Denmark
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Aalborg
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Prinsesse Elisabeth
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Ferry
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For DSB Färjedivision[7]
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29 October
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Finland
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Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard
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Helsinki
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Ilmatar
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Ferry
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For Finland Steamship Company[8]
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31 October
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United States
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Bethlehem Steel
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San Francisco, California
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Garcia
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Garcia-class frigate
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1 November
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United Kingdom
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Hawthorn Leslie and Company
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Hebburn, Northumberland
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Cambridge Ferry
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Train ferry
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For British Railways Board
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2 November
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Ulysses S. Grant
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James Madison-class submarine
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4 November
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United Kingdom
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Yarrow Shipbuilders
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Glasgow, Scotland
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Naiad
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Leander-class frigate
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5 November
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United Kingdom
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J. Samuel White
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Cowes, Isle of Wight
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Arethusa
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Leander-class frigate
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30 November
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United States
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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Vallejo, California
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Stonewall Jackson
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James Madison-class submarine
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30 November
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West Germany
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Nordseewerke
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Emden
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Kobben-class submarine
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For Royal Norwegian Navy
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2 December
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Josephus Daniels
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Belknap-class cruiser
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3 December
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United Kingdom
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Vickers-Armstrongs
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Valiant
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Valiant-class submarine
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3 December
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Canada
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Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd
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Victoria
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Queen of Nanaimo
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Burnaby-class ferry
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For BC Ferries[9]
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7 December
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United States
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Lockheed Shipbuilding
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Seattle, Washington
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Schofield
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Brooke-class frigate
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17 December
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Sweden
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Sölvesborg
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Ferry
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For Rederi AB Slite
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20 December
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Sam Rayburn
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James Madison-class submarine
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References[]
- ^ "M/S Queen of Esquimalt". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6.
- ^ "M/S Wilhelmshaven". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ "M/S Marsdiep". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ^ "M/S Ivan Franko". Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ^ a b Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysaw, eds. (1996), "Iran", Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1947–1995, Conway Maritime Press, p. 184, ISBN 978-1557501325
- ^ "M/S Prinsesse Elisabeth". Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "M/S Ilmatar". Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- ^ "M/S Queen of Nanaimo". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
See also[]
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- 1963 ships
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